Oh I use paint.net too for creating other things. But do you follow any tutorials on youtube or have some plugins? The textures you're making are quite detailed so I guess you used some kind of plugin to help you make patterns?

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Oh I use paint.net too for creating other things. But do you follow any tutorials on youtube or have some plugins? The textures you're making are quite detailed so I guess you used some kind of plugin to help you make patterns?

Actually no, I do everything by hand with this pack.

I just use a ton of references to teach myself the use of dithering and stuff, but I obviously still need work on my technique.

However there are some great tutorials on texturing here on these forums

To be honest, the best way to get better is to practice. Sure, looking at tutorials (like what Dark said) is VERY important, but its good to just start making textures. (Try to use the pencil tool and try avoid using the brush as much as possible.) Another good thing is to look at your favourite packs (find a lot of great packs) and observe how the texture artist makes their textures and look at their technique. I find that to be the best way to understand texturing, but don't copy them pixel by pixel. I found that I developed my own style after observing and imitating their textures.

You will definitely not become the best pixel artist over night, trust me, it takes years. It will take time. Just don't post your first attempt at making a pack. (every great pixel artist's first pack was definitely not the best.) We don't want more rubbish packs filling up PMC and MCF .

Thank you for saying this! Do you know any good tutorials on minecraftforum which can help me? I really love how pixels can create so much detail in such a little space which makes me want to master it very, very badly. I'll continue to search for techniques but do you have any you would want to share?

Sincerely

/Zapejo

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I was busy with having to write a 25,000 word novel by the end of November!

Right now, I'm going through my items and blocks, trying to get rid of a weird dithering technique I had. I'm also considering building on the existing palette I have so I'm not so limited on colors. I would like to have lighter contrasts between colors, especially for soft textures (like snow, for example).

I do plan on working on this some more, and I was decently surprised to see we're nearly at 200 downloads! (Counting the once from media fire as well)